Einstein's Theories of Relativity and Gravitation A selection of material from the essays submitted in the competition for the Eugene Higgins prize of $5,000

"Einstein's Theories of Relativity and Gravitation" by J. Malcolm Bird is a collection of essays crafted to make Einstein's complicated ideas about relativity and gravity easier to understand. The book brings together submissions from the Eugene Higgins Prize competition, and aims to explain these tough topics to normal readers. The author carefully sets the stage by talking about the prize and why it's important to share Einstein's theories with everyone, and also stresses that readers need some basic science knowledge before jumping into the details. Bird introduces the structure of the book, mentioning how it first looks at reality and how we see things, and then moves into talking about relativity, which makes the journey of learning these theories engaging and doable.